Hidden Costs of IIM Ahmedabad: A Haryana Student's Cautionary Tale

The Hidden Costs of an MBA: An IIM Ahmedabad Student's Honest Account

For many aspiring MBAs, getting into the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad) is a dream come true. Years of preparation, long study hours, and clearing the Common Admission Test (CAT) all lead to that one moment. However, does the real challenge begin only after one makes it to campus?

Vivek Kundu, a current student at IIM Ahmedabad, has raised this very question with a candid post that is now gaining attention online. Instead of talking about grades or placements, Kundu opened up about the personal struggles that shaped his first year at the institute.

Kundu's video, which began with the words "The hidden cost of my first year at IIM Ahmedabad," revealed the five "casualties" that defined his first year at the institute. The first casualty was "The Casualty of Choices," where Kundu found himself overwhelmed by dozens of competitions, club applications, and parties in the first week of college. He realized that the real lesson was not time management but learning to say no and prioritize what was truly important.